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The National Weather Service issued 696 tornado warnings, 4,118 severe thunderstorm warnings and 604 flash flood warnings for Indiana from 2016 to 2025, about 70, 412 and 60 a year. That ranks 19th of 52 states and territories for tornado warnings. Gibson County had the most of any county: 40 tornado warnings.
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Indiana counties ranked by tornado warnings
Warnings that listed each county, 2016 to 2025, and tornadoes recorded in the county since 1950. A warning can list several counties, so the county numbers add up to more than the state total.
| County | Tornado warnings | Severe thunderstorm | Flash flood | Tornadoes since 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson County | 40 | 188 | 35 | 32 |
| Posey County | 32 | 166 | 27 | 25 |
| Warrick County | 32 | 163 | 38 | 31 |
| Spencer County | 29 | 152 | 30 | 19 |
| Monroe County | 28 | 148 | 32 | 24 |
| Vanderburgh County | 28 | 128 | 44 | 37 |
| Jackson County | 27 | 113 | 24 | 26 |
| Harrison County | 26 | 268 | 26 | 26 |
| Brown County | 26 | 121 | 29 | 8 |
| Howard County | 25 | 81 | 9 | 27 |
| Lawrence County | 24 | 105 | 20 | 27 |
| Boone County | 22 | 169 | 11 | 35 |
| Carroll County | 22 | 77 | 7 | 22 |
| Bartholomew County | 21 | 131 | 24 | 20 |
| Perry County | 20 | 206 | 29 | 15 |
| Fountain County | 20 | 131 | 6 | 11 |
| Tippecanoe County | 20 | 127 | 4 | 58 |
| Pike County | 20 | 117 | 27 | 30 |
| Jennings County | 20 | 103 | 17 | 17 |
| Greene County | 19 | 159 | 35 | 18 |
| Lake County | 19 | 147 | 22 | 54 |
| Madison County | 19 | 136 | 11 | 32 |
| Decatur County | 19 | 123 | 18 | 26 |
| Wabash County | 19 | 100 | 5 | 21 |
| Crawford County | 18 | 191 | 26 | 7 |
| Montgomery County | 18 | 176 | 8 | 29 |
| Shelby County | 18 | 175 | 24 | 36 |
| Franklin County | 18 | 117 | 29 | 14 |
| Wells County | 18 | 111 | 8 | 18 |
| Tipton County | 18 | 97 | 12 | 14 |
| LaPorte County | 17 | 134 | 10 | 30 |
| Clinton County | 17 | 132 | 8 | 19 |
| Orange County | 17 | 129 | 19 | 23 |
| Dubois County | 17 | 126 | 30 | 28 |
| Hamilton County | 16 | 161 | 19 | 31 |
| Saint Joseph County | 16 | 159 | 10 | 34 |
| Rush County | 16 | 148 | 13 | 25 |
| Dearborn County | 16 | 144 | 44 | 18 |
| Martin County | 16 | 110 | 23 | 12 |
| Marion County | 15 | 177 | 23 | 47 |
| Parke County | 15 | 174 | 14 | 14 |
| Washington County | 15 | 136 | 19 | 35 |
| Daviess County | 15 | 123 | 27 | 26 |
| Ripley County | 15 | 110 | 43 | 26 |
| Wayne County | 15 | 101 | 16 | 21 |
| Owen County | 14 | 157 | 23 | 17 |
| Kosciusko County | 14 | 139 | 5 | 38 |
| Huntington County | 14 | 113 | 6 | 26 |
| Delaware County | 14 | 101 | 13 | 26 |
| Fayette County | 14 | 83 | 18 | 10 |
| Miami County | 14 | 80 | 3 | 20 |
| Grant County | 14 | 74 | 4 | 28 |
| Clay County | 12 | 166 | 29 | 11 |
| Allen County | 12 | 138 | 7 | 32 |
| Vermillion County | 12 | 126 | 11 | 13 |
| Knox County | 12 | 121 | 24 | 27 |
| Union County | 12 | 97 | 16 | 4 |
| Morgan County | 11 | 183 | 23 | 26 |
| Hendricks County | 11 | 162 | 16 | 32 |
| Henry County | 11 | 122 | 15 | 23 |
| Jefferson County | 11 | 104 | 10 | 22 |
| Porter County | 11 | 104 | 10 | 29 |
| Jasper County | 11 | 99 | 15 | 34 |
| Putnam County | 10 | 170 | 14 | 23 |
| Floyd County | 10 | 156 | 24 | 14 |
| Hancock County | 10 | 153 | 18 | 24 |
| Marshall County | 10 | 139 | 8 | 36 |
| Vigo County | 10 | 123 | 24 | 20 |
| Sullivan County | 10 | 116 | 28 | 15 |
| Whitley County | 10 | 99 | 3 | 17 |
| Warren County | 10 | 88 | 4 | 14 |
| Steuben County | 10 | 80 | 4 | 22 |
| White County | 10 | 56 | 7 | 27 |
| Blackford County | 10 | 45 | 2 | 5 |
| Clark County | 9 | 187 | 35 | 30 |
| Switzerland County | 9 | 123 | 26 | 11 |
| Starke County | 9 | 101 | 7 | 18 |
| Adams County | 9 | 90 | 4 | 24 |
| Elkhart County | 8 | 149 | 7 | 37 |
| Ohio County | 8 | 111 | 25 | 7 |
| Newton County | 8 | 105 | 14 | 29 |
| LaGrange County | 8 | 96 | 4 | 16 |
| Cass County | 8 | 76 | 5 | 32 |
| Pulaski County | 8 | 76 | 6 | 17 |
| Fulton County | 7 | 95 | 2 | 15 |
| Jay County | 7 | 59 | 2 | 19 |
| Johnson County | 6 | 152 | 26 | 25 |
| Benton County | 6 | 65 | 6 | 25 |
| Noble County | 5 | 115 | 3 | 15 |
| Randolph County | 5 | 77 | 12 | 23 |
| Scott County | 4 | 90 | 10 | 17 |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 101 | 2 | 13 |
Indiana warnings by year
Each warning counts once for the state, however many counties it covered. 2008 is the first full year the National Weather Service drew an outline around every warning.
Tornadoes since 1950
1,824 tornadoes have been recorded in Indiana since 1950, 33 of them rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. They killed 276 people and injured 4,377. June had the most (414).
| Year | Tornado | Severe thunderstorm | Flash flood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Oct 19 | 179 | 875 | 209 |
| 2025 | 120 | 552 | 78 |
| 2024 | 119 | 413 | 36 |
| 2023 | 77 | 538 | 30 |
| 2022 | 31 | 358 | 40 |
| 2021 | 34 | 290 | 56 |
| 2020 | 18 | 325 | 47 |
| 2019 | 94 | 484 | 104 |
| 2018 | 35 | 305 | 71 |
| 2017 | 77 | 465 | 70 |
| 2016 | 91 | 388 | 72 |
| 2015 | 38 | 419 | 142 |
| 2014 | 40 | 385 | 62 |
| 2013 | 76 | 367 | 85 |
| 2012 | 70 | 667 | 30 |
| 2011 | 172 | 766 | 114 |
| 2010 | 116 | 464 | 87 |
| 2009 | 58 | 324 | 106 |
| 2008 | 85 | 543 | 147 |
What stands out in Indiana
2011 was the busiest year for tornado warnings in Indiana since 2008, with 172 tornado warnings. The busiest year for flash flood warnings was 2008, with 147.
Since 2008, 8 tornado warnings and 11 flash flood warnings for Indiana were raised to a tornado emergency or a flash flood emergency for at least part of the warned area: the Weather Service’s rarest warning, used when a severe threat to life is happening or about to happen.
59 severe thunderstorm warnings for Indiana carried the “destructive” tag (winds of 80 mph or more, or hail 2.75 inches or larger) since the tag started in August 2021. Only those severe thunderstorm warnings set off Wireless Emergency Alerts on phones.
3 tornadoes in Indiana since 1950 were rated F5 or EF5, the strongest recorded there. The most recent was on April 3, 1974.
National Weather Service warnings from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive through October 19, 2026; tornado ratings from the Storm Prediction Center and NOAA Storm Events.
States next to Indiana
Tornado warnings for each neighboring state, 2016 to 2025.
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Indiana tornado warnings: questions people ask
How many tornado warnings does Indiana get a year?
About 70 a year: the National Weather Service issued 696 tornado warnings for Indiana from 2016 to 2025, 19th of 52 states and territories.
Which Indiana county gets the most tornado warnings?
Gibson County has the most: 40 tornado warnings listed it from 2016 to 2025, ahead of Posey County with 32. A warning can list several counties, so county counts add up to more than the state total.
Which Indiana city gets the most tornado warnings?
Evansville has the most among cities and towns with 10,000 people or more: the outlines of 10 tornado warnings covered its center from 2016 to 2025.
When is tornado season in Indiana?
June and April: 41% of the 1,824 tornadoes recorded in Indiana since 1950 came in those two months. Tornadoes have struck Indiana in every month of the year.
About these numbers
Counts are National Weather Service warnings that listed an Indiana county, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Indiana data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Indiana tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/indiana. National Weather Service data through October 19, 2026.
Sources: IEM warning archive · NWS 2007 outlines · SPC tornado database · Census places · Census population estimates · NWS tornado alerts